ST. JOSEPH, Minn. – Alex Robbins, who has various ticketing, operations, and athletic administration experiences, has been named the athletics operation manager at the College of Saint Benedict, according to an announcement today (August 28, 2024) by CSB Director of Athletics Kelly Anderson Diercks.
In this role, Robbins will be responsible on overseeing all game day operations and events at Saint Benedict.
"I am excited to have Alex join the staff," said Anderson Diercks. "His game day and event experience will be an asset to Bennie athletics as we strive to host high-quality events for our student-athletes and community. We welcome him to campus and the Bennie Family," she said.
Most recently Robbins served as an operations consultant for the Field of Dreams Movie Site for Travel Dubuque in Dyersville, Iowa. In the role, he was tasked with constructing the business plans for the new, permanent Major League Baseball stadium and youth sports complex that are set to be completed at the site. In addition, he helped explore revenue generation and potential sponsorship activities. He also spent two years as an athletic administration graduate assistant with the University of Dubuque (Iowa), a role in which he worked on facility management, compliance monitoring, and scheduling. Robbins has also served as a ticketing and sales intern with the Madison (Wis.) Mallards, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Northwoods League.
Robbins, who was a sportswriter from 2017-19 with the Mount Mercy Times (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), attended Mount Mercy from 2017-19 before transferring and graduating Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sports management and marketing in 2021 at the University of Dubuque. In 2023, Robbins, who played collegiate baseball at Mount Mercy, earned his Master's degree in sports management from the University of Dubuque where he was a Distinguished Graduate.
About Saint Benedict Athletics
The College of Saint Benedict is composed of 12 varsity intercollegiate teams involving nearly 275 student-athletes that compete in basketball, cross country, golf, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swim and dive, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, and volleyball. CSB is a member of NCAA DIII as well as a core member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC).